Cup or glass for retaining a flat planar object, such as a standard-sized credit card

Abstract

A cup or glass is able to retain a flat planar object, such as a standard-sized credit card, in a slit located in the side of the cup or glass. Alternatively, two slits can be located in opposite sides of the upper rim of the cup or glass for permitting the two slits to jointly retain the credit card, or similar object, in the upper rim of the cup or glass. The cup or glass may have multiple slits for simultaneously retaining more than one credit card.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object, comprising:
 a flat planar object having a length of approximately 85.60 and a width of approximately 53.98 mm, and with rounded corners having a radius of between 2.88-3.48 mm; and, 
 a circular cup having an interior volume and at least one slit for receiving and retaining said flat planar object in the at least one slit of said cup, said flat planar object being retained in said at least one slit whereby a majority of the length and the width of said flat planar object is retained outside of the interior volume of said circular cup. 
 
     
     
       2. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object according to  claim 1 , wherein said flat planar object has a thickness of approximately 0.76 mm. 
     
     
       3. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object according to  claim 1 , wherein said flat planar object is a credit card. 
     
     
       4. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object according to  claim 1 , wherein said cup is made of glass. 
     
     
       5. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object according to  claim 1 , wherein said cup has the at least one slit in an outer side of said cup for receiving and retaining said flat planar object in the least one slit in the side of said cup. 
     
     
       6. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object according to  claim 1 , wherein said cup includes a lower base having the at least one slit with said flat planar object being retained in the at least one slit located in the lower base on an outer side of said cup. 
     
     
       7. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object according to  claim 1 , wherein said cup includes a lower base and the at least one slit is in an outer side of said cup that receives and retains said flat planar object at an obtuse angle outside of said cup relative to said lower base of said cup. 
     
     
       8. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object according to  claim 1 , wherein said cup has a top edge and the at least one slit of said cup includes two opposing slits in said top edge of said cup for receiving and retaining said flat planar object in the two opposing slits of said cup. 
     
     
       9. An article in combination with a flat planar object for allowing the article to receive and retain the flat planar object according to  claim 8 , wherein the two opposing slits in said top edge of said cup are situated 180° from one another in said top edge.